isolierter

Isolierter is a German adjective formed from the verb isolieren, meaning to isolate or to insulate. It can describe physical insulation, such as materials or components that prevent the transfer of heat, electricity, or sound, as well as more abstract forms of separation or detachment. In everyday language, it is used with nouns to describe objects or states that are insulated or separated, for example: ein isolierter Draht (an insulated wire), ein isolierter Raum (an insulated room), or ein isoliertes System (an isolated system).

Grammatical use and forms: Isolierter appears in its attributive form as isolierter, isoliertes, or isolierte depending on gender, number, and case (for example, ein isolierter Leiter, eine isolierte Leitung, die isolierte Maschine). The corresponding past participle form isoliert can also function as an adjective in many contexts. The word can also be used as a noun in some contexts, though the noun form der Isolierte (the isolated one) is relatively uncommon and often replaced by phrases like eine isolierte Person or eine isolierte Situation.

Etymology: Isolierter derives from isolieren, which itself comes from the French isoler, ultimately from Latin insula meaning island, reflecting the metaphor of making something into an island to prevent interaction or transfer.

Usage notes: In technical writing, isolierter is common in electrical engineering, construction, and acoustics to denote insulation. In social or psychological discussions, isolierter can describe someone who is socially or experientially cut off. The term is neutral and descriptive, without inherent value judgments.

See also: Isolierung (insulation), Isoliermaterial (insulation material), Isolator (device that provides electrical isolation).